Category Archives: Canadian Press
Dredging off CFB Esquimalt near Victoria reveals sunken naval history
ESQUIMALT, B.C. - A dredging project in Esquimalt Harbour has uncovered mysteries dating back to the turn of the 20th century. The dredging is part of an environmental remediation project launched by ...
Oct 21, 2016
New Brunswick Tories to choose from seven candidates for new leader
FREDERICTON - Progressive Conservatives in New Brunswick gather this weekend for a leadership convention, and a political scientist says with seven candidates in the running for the top job, it’...
Oct 21, 2016

Canada's top doctor shines light on family violence, calls statistics 'staggering'
TORONTO - Physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse and murder - family violence is a pervasive but often hidden reality within Canadian society, says the country’s top doctor, who calls the...
Oct 21, 2016

Child porn accuser drops lawsuit against ex-Subway pitchman
INDIANAPOLIS - The family of one of Jared Fogle’s victims in the child pornography case that led to the former Subway pitchman’s imprisonment is dropping their lawsuit against him. A motio...
Oct 21, 2016

Sheen's 'Wild Thing' will not make pitch in World Series
CLEVELAND - Wild Thing will have to stay in the bullpen during the World Series. While actor Charlie Sheen, who played Ricky “Wild Thing” Vaughn in the movie “Major League” off...
Oct 21, 2016
Cyberattacks disrupt popular websites, affecting users in the US, Canada, Europe
LONDON - Cyberattacks on a key Internet firm repeatedly disrupted the availability of popular websites across the United States on Friday, according to analysts and company officials. The attack had k...
Oct 21, 2016

Freeland sounds despondent note amid failed effort to rescue Canada-EU deal
OTTAWA - About two months ago, when the ink had dried on the 1,600 pages of the Canada-EU free trade deal, two politicians decided another document - a mere five pages - would be necessary to tie up a...
Oct 21, 2016
Quebec says Canadian Pacific directly responsible for 2013 Lac-Megantic damages
MONTREAL - Canadian Pacific Railway is directly responsible for damages caused when a runaway train carrying crude oil derailed in 2013 in Lac-Megantic, according to new allegations recently filed in ...
Oct 21, 2016
Feds seek input on shifting some mortgage default risk from taxpayers to banks
OTTAWA - The federal government formally launched consultations Friday to explore potential changes that would shift some of the financial risk tied to insured mortgages from the shoulders of taxpayer...
Oct 21, 2016
HMCS Preserver: a reliable workhorse on the frontlines of history
HALIFAX - A quick look at HMCS Preserver, the Royal Canadian Navy’s last operational support ship, scheduled to be officially retired from service Friday after a storied career at the frontlines...
Oct 21, 2016